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A PLACE TO ASK QUESTIONS
This guide shows you how to find billions of free birth, death, marriage and census records.
Oral histories are a valuable genealogical resource. This is what you need to know about the value of oral histories, where to find them, and how to do them yourself with your own relatives.
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FREE SAGINAW OBITUARIES
Saginaw Libraries have over
200,00+ obituaries
for you to find.
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200,00+ obituaries
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Brick wall? Stumped?
Lost?
WE ARE HERE, AND READY TO HELP YOU!
Lost?
WE ARE HERE, AND READY TO HELP YOU!
With the combined efforts of our members
we try to find you an answer for
Saginaw County Ancestors.
Click above on the Miss Betty Icon.
OR GO TO: ASK MISS BETTY
and fill out the form.
We don't charge for the help
but we DO take donations.
we try to find you an answer for
Saginaw County Ancestors.
Click above on the Miss Betty Icon.
OR GO TO: ASK MISS BETTY
and fill out the form.
We don't charge for the help
but we DO take donations.
REMEMBRANCE FUND
PLEASE REMEMBER US,
SO WE CAN REMEMBER YOU!
FOR GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH OR PRESERVATION
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MICHIGAN-STATE GENEALOGY
The website for all things pertaining to historical research and documents for the state of Michigan.
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DID YOU KNOW?
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1. CREATE A FREE ACCOUNT.
2. PACK A LUNCH.
3. SO MUCH TO SEE AND DO HERE!
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Suitable for framing, or documentation for your ancestors who lived in Saginaw County
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MORE HELP
How SideView™ Technology Splits Your DNA Results by Parent
When YOU first read your DNA, Ancestry® developed SideView™ to help everyone to determine what traits came from which side of your DNA tree. Because a match is usually related to you through only one parent, your matches can help us “organize” the DNA you share with them.
SideView™ technology powers your ethnicity inheritance—the portions of each region you inherited from each parent. This enables us to provide your ethnicity inheritance without testing your parents .
SideView™ technology powers your ethnicity inheritance—the portions of each region you inherited from each parent. This enables us to provide your ethnicity inheritance without testing your parents .
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GENEALOGY HELPS
What is ThruLines?
ThruLines shows identified descendants of a given ancestor who have tested with AncestryDNA, and share DNA with the tester whose results are being reviewed.
ThruLines replaces Shared Ancestor Hints, and greatly expands upon the data provided by those hints.
ThruLines provides the opportunity to view connections that would take a great deal of research to find manually.
ThruLines is accessible from “Your DNA Results Summary” under DNA in the top menu bar on Ancestry. To have access to ThruLines data, your family tree must be public, and linked to your DNA test. To check this, go to Your DNA Results Summary, and click on the Settings button (near the top right corner of the screen). Then follow the instructions in the Family Tree Linking section.
AncestryDNA® ThruLines®
ThruLines® shows you how you may be related to your DNA matches.
We use the Ancestry family tree linked to your test to find people who are in your tree and are also in your matches's linked trees. If your tree is private and not searchable, you won't be able to see ThruLines, and information from your matches' trees that are private and not searchable won't be available to you. DNA matches may appear in more than one of your ThruLines.
ThruLines are available for ancestors through 5th great-grandparents. ThruLines won't appear for 6th great-grandparents and beyond.
ThruLines shows identified descendants of a given ancestor who have tested with AncestryDNA, and share DNA with the tester whose results are being reviewed.
ThruLines replaces Shared Ancestor Hints, and greatly expands upon the data provided by those hints.
ThruLines provides the opportunity to view connections that would take a great deal of research to find manually.
ThruLines is accessible from “Your DNA Results Summary” under DNA in the top menu bar on Ancestry. To have access to ThruLines data, your family tree must be public, and linked to your DNA test. To check this, go to Your DNA Results Summary, and click on the Settings button (near the top right corner of the screen). Then follow the instructions in the Family Tree Linking section.
AncestryDNA® ThruLines®
ThruLines® shows you how you may be related to your DNA matches.
We use the Ancestry family tree linked to your test to find people who are in your tree and are also in your matches's linked trees. If your tree is private and not searchable, you won't be able to see ThruLines, and information from your matches' trees that are private and not searchable won't be available to you. DNA matches may appear in more than one of your ThruLines.
ThruLines are available for ancestors through 5th great-grandparents. ThruLines won't appear for 6th great-grandparents and beyond.
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2024 SELF-HELP info:
Based on user feedback, FamilySearch engineers have reorganized the Help material in order to make some great help resources more visible. These changes come after extensive user testing and feedback. Your comments have been valuable.
The process for accessing FamilySearch Help has not changed. The user will:
*FIRST go to www.familysearch.org,
*THEN SIGN IN,
*LAST click on the HELP ICON in the upper right of the screen. (This icon is the circled question mark.)
The biggest difference that users will notice is the refresh of the graphics and a new navigation for the pages. As always, the open text field where questions can be entered, is still located at the top of the Help and Learning page. Possible answers to questions will then be shown with the option to rephrase or add additional information. Sometimes it is best to ask your question with a SINGLE word or two. Phrases and complete sentences may not bring the results that will be most helpful. Clicking on Find Help by topic will display major topics that will help narrow a search.
Large panels near the top of the Help and Learning page lead users to popular topics, such as GETTING STARTED activities, RESETTING A PASSWORD, and seeing the TOP 10 MOST ASKED QUESTIONS (because your question may have already been asked). Just below this section will be found RECENT UPDATES and CHANGES to FamilySearch. There is a link to view additional important information about using the entire FamilySearch web site.
Scrolling down the page takes the user to the SELF-HELP RESOURCES where additional learning and searching can take place. Linking off from this section is the popular CLASSES AND VIDEOS where users can select and view RECORDED WEBINARS and other videos to help enhance their research and knowledge.
START THE LEARNING PROCESS NOW!
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HELPS AND LEARNING
2024 SELF-HELP info:
Based on user feedback, FamilySearch engineers have reorganized the Help material in order to make some great help resources more visible. These changes come after extensive user testing and feedback. Your comments have been valuable.
The process for accessing FamilySearch Help has not changed. The user will:
*FIRST go to www.familysearch.org,
*THEN SIGN IN,
*LAST click on the HELP ICON in the upper right of the screen. (This icon is the circled question mark.)
The biggest difference that users will notice is the refresh of the graphics and a new navigation for the pages. As always, the open text field where questions can be entered, is still located at the top of the Help and Learning page. Possible answers to questions will then be shown with the option to rephrase or add additional information. Sometimes it is best to ask your question with a SINGLE word or two. Phrases and complete sentences may not bring the results that will be most helpful. Clicking on Find Help by topic will display major topics that will help narrow a search.
Large panels near the top of the Help and Learning page lead users to popular topics, such as GETTING STARTED activities, RESETTING A PASSWORD, and seeing the TOP 10 MOST ASKED QUESTIONS (because your question may have already been asked). Just below this section will be found RECENT UPDATES and CHANGES to FamilySearch. There is a link to view additional important information about using the entire FamilySearch web site.
Scrolling down the page takes the user to the SELF-HELP RESOURCES where additional learning and searching can take place. Linking off from this section is the popular CLASSES AND VIDEOS where users can select and view RECORDED WEBINARS and other videos to help enhance their research and knowledge.
START THE LEARNING PROCESS NOW!
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SEARCH TIPS
6 Ancestry Search Tips
1. Pinpoint your ancestor’s location from the census on a map, and then look for churches, cemeteries, and other places where your ancestor may have left records.
2. Be sure to locate your ancestor’s adult siblings in census records. It was common for extended family to live in the same household or near other family members. You may find a parent, grandparent, or other family members living either with them or nearby.
3. If you’re having a difficult time locating your ancestor, try searching using only given names and other details like birth year, residence, family members, place of birth, etc.
4. Occasionally, census takers only recorded initials in place of the given name. Using only a first initial will bring up these records.
5. Census takers didn’t always have the best penmanship, so if you’re having a hard time locating your ancestor, write out the name and try replacing some of the letters with letters that look similar. (Try an O for an A, try an J for a P, try a F for an S.)
6. The U.S. federal censuses for the years 1900-1930 include a date of immigration for immigrants. Use that date to narrow your search for your ancestor’s passenger arrival record in the Immigration Collection.
FMH TOOLKIT
How do I keep track of my family medical history?
If possible, look at death certificates and family medical records. Collect information about your parents, sisters, brothers, half-sisters, half-brothers, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews.
Family members share genes, habits, lifestyles, and surroundings.
These things can affect health and the risk for illness. Most people have a relative with a chronic disease or a health condition such as high cholesterol. If you have a close family member with a chronic disease, you may be more likely to get that disease.
BE INFORMED
How far back should I go for family medical history?
The CDC recommends taking a family health history that includes at least three generations. You should include your grandparents, parents, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, and cousins on both sides of your family. If you have children, include them, too.
What if I don't know my family's medical history?
If you have your birth parents' names, public records such as birth or death certificates may give you more insight into your family's background. Also ask your adoptive parents or the adoption agency whether they have any information that could give you more information about your family medical history.
Your family health history plays an important role in your health.
Download FREE copies of our family health history toolkit to share with your family, friends, and colleagues. Take this important step for health now!
If possible, look at death certificates and family medical records. Collect information about your parents, sisters, brothers, half-sisters, half-brothers, children, grandparents, aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews.
Family members share genes, habits, lifestyles, and surroundings.
These things can affect health and the risk for illness. Most people have a relative with a chronic disease or a health condition such as high cholesterol. If you have a close family member with a chronic disease, you may be more likely to get that disease.
BE INFORMED
How far back should I go for family medical history?
The CDC recommends taking a family health history that includes at least three generations. You should include your grandparents, parents, brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews, and cousins on both sides of your family. If you have children, include them, too.
What if I don't know my family's medical history?
If you have your birth parents' names, public records such as birth or death certificates may give you more insight into your family's background. Also ask your adoptive parents or the adoption agency whether they have any information that could give you more information about your family medical history.
Your family health history plays an important role in your health.
Download FREE copies of our family health history toolkit to share with your family, friends, and colleagues. Take this important step for health now!
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FOOD & FAMILY
Did you know...family recipes are a tradition!?!
GO AHEAD...Make it with family!
GO AHEAD...Make it with family!
What food is most popular in MONTH?
Well, that would be anything associated with SEASON!
Well, that would be anything associated with SEASON!
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